Inflation Adjusted HMRC Regional Trade Statistics for Scotland Q4 2025
This report contains Scotland's trade in goods data from the latest release of HMRC's Regional trade statistics (RTS)
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Goods imports
In 2025 compared to the previous year Scotland’s goods imports increased by 8% to a value of £24.9 billion.
The increase was largely driven by imports of Power generating machinery (up 17%), Telecomms & sound recording (up 77%) and Office machinery (up 11%). Power generating machinery was the largest increase, accounting for around a fourth of the overall increase.
There were decreases in General industrial machinery (down 29%), Metalworking machinery (down 78%) and Cereals & cereal prep. (down 20%).
EU imports increased by 3% between 2025 and the previous year, driven by imports of Telecomms & sound recording (up 161%), Power Generating machinery (up 19%) and Office machinery (up 12%). Imports from non-EU countries increased by 13% over this period, which was driven by imports of Power generating machinery (up 16%).
Figure 6. EU imports remain below pre-pandemic levels
Index of Scotland’s international goods imports (CVM) by destination, year ending Q4 2018 to year ending Q4 2025, 2018 = 100.
Over the longer term Scotland’s imports have increased (up 4% in 2025 since the corresponding period in 2018). EU imports decreased by 6% over this period, while non-EU imports increased by 11%.